Apr 16, 2011
By Michele Yamamoto
Blog Editor Michele Yamamoto recaps her first day at Coachella 2011. More
Feb 08, 2011
By Frank Valish
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In the second installment of the semi-regular musical exploration, this indie rock fan takes on former mainstream pop hit maker John Waite. And as usual, there is so much more to the story. More
Jan 19, 2011
By Frank Valish
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It a brand new year, and in the spirit of new beginnings, the time seems right to revisit what was perhaps one of last year's strangest releases, the latest album by Liz Phair. More
Dec 17, 2010
By Frank Valish
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For the first installment of what I hope will be many explorations of musics vast and diverse, this indie-rock fan takes on Rob Halford in Allentown, PA. The result: grime and auditory bludgeon. More
Nov 05, 2010
By Quinn Walker
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One of the most memorable gaming experiences I have growing up is the incomparable awesomeness of the play designing graphically challenged Playmaker Football. I would look forward to waking up early after a sleepover with my best friend George in order to sneak into his dad's room after he had left for work, and spend hours constructing plays specifically aimed at demolishing the ones George had used on me the previous day. More
Nov 04, 2010
By Emma Pollock
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When I was in my early teens, just starting high school, I was a huge fan of music, but listening mainly to chart music-Nik Kershaw, Duran Duran etc. I would sit religiously at the side of the radio every Sunday afternoon engrossed in the Top 40 chart rundown, singing along to the hits with the aid of inaccurate lyrics published by one of the popular teen magazines. More
Oct 01, 2010
By Aaron Espinoza
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So, I was an only child, with no older brothers or sisters to get me into stuff. The closest influence I had growing up in the mid ’80s was my best friend David’s older brother Matt. More
Sep 30, 2010
By Brian Campbell
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During my first year at high school, most of the other kids in our year were subjected to regular humiliating experiences by the older kids such as heads being flushed down the toilet, dinner money being taken from them, and other subtle forms of torture. My friend and I managed to escape such horrifying events due to our childhood obsession. We had an ace up our sleeve. We could recite verbatim full episodes of the TV show The Young Ones. More
Sep 27, 2010
By Mark Redfern
When I was 10, I sprouted a planter's wart deep in the heel of my left foot. Weight-bearing activities became painful. I had to go under the knife. So my mom took me to the hospital, and I sat upon a bed covered with loud paper while a nurse anesthetized my leg from the calf down, then a doctor dug in with a drill and removed my planter's wart. More
